National Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths at Highest Number in Nearly 30 Years

On Oct. 22, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a report containing U.S. traffic crash fatality statistics from 2018. The report brought some good news, including a promising 2.4% decrease in overall road fatalities between 2017 and 2018. Fatalities among children, alcohol-impaired fatalities, speeding-related fatalities and motorcyclist fatalities all declined as well. Despite these improvements, however, roads may actually be getting more deadly for one especially vulnerable group of commuters: pedestrians and cyclists.